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A pilot program providing RTD EcoPasses to faculty and staff at the University of Colorado at Boulder kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 1.

The EcoPass may be used for unlimited rides on RTD buses including all local, express or regional buses; the Hop and Skip services in Boulder; the SkyRide bus service to Denver International Airport; and RTD light rail service.

"We often see parents who feel frustrated and responsible for their child's speech," said Professor Peter Ramig of the University of Colorado at Boulder. "One of the first things I try to do is to educate parents that they are not responsible for causing their child's stuttering."

The School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder has awarded 18 scholarships to individuals who met specific criteria for academic merit, commitment to teaching, effectiveness in teaching and financial need.

The Adopt-A-Teacher program provides scholarships of $1,000 and is intended especially for students during their student-teaching semester when they must pay full tuition but cannot work because they are student teaching full-time.

Students can register now for full-term Session I and Session 2 spring credit courses through the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Many full-term evening courses begin the week of Jan. 20.

The cost for Colorado residents is $90 per credit hour. Non-residents pay $170 per credit hour for the first three semester hours, but non-resident tuition rises for courses totaling four or more credit hours. Most Session I courses are three or four credit hours.

The next time youre out on the golf course and your partner begins bragging about his hot-shot fund manager and his high return on investment, be skeptical. Be very skeptical.

That investor is probably better off in equity index funds, and his fund manager is likely to know it.

I was clueless about this index fund vs. actively managed fund idea four or five years ago, said Donald Lichtenstein, a professor in CU-Boulders College of Business and Administration. Then I started reading and listening to good advice.

December marks the time of year when children behave better than usual because Santa Claus is checking a list from his North Pole home to find out whos naughty or nice.

According to Michael Bell, an English professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Santas real name was Saint Nicholas and he was drawn from a bishop of the Greek Empire during the fourth century A.D.

If hes real, there are a couple of legends explaining how he came about, Bell said.

Friends of the University of Colorado Libraries and RTD are teaming up to offer a free Seniors Day at Norlin Library on Jan. 7.

Transportation to the event is free on any RTD bus and on Boulders HOP and SKIP shuttles. The HOP stops on Colorado Avenue just east of the librarys east entrance, where the tour will begin at 9 a.m.

Seniors can pick up their free ride coupons from Jan. 2 through Jan. 7 at the Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., the Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, or the George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive.